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Application Packages now available for NBO Composers’ Competition

2010/08/18
By Rob Gloor
Application Packages now available for NBO Composers’ Competition

Attention composers!  Official application packages are now available for the Galaxie Rising Star Composers’ Competition, a project of the National Broadcast Orchestra. The competition is open to emerging Canadian composers aged 35 and under as of the October 15th deadline for entries.  Competitors will submit chamber orchestra works of eight to ten minutes in...
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Download and Share our Competition Poster

2010/08/06
By Rob Severin
Download and Share our Competition Poster

Click on image to open and save our poster for the Galaxie Rising Star Composers’ Competition. Please print, post, and share with emerging Canadian composers in your organization or network.
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NBO establishes new fund to support emerging artists

2010/08/03
By Rob Gloor

The National Broadcast Orchestra announced today that it has set up a special donor fund to support its work in the development of Canadian artists.  Donors who wish to target their gifts toward the orchestra’s projects with emerging artists may give online through CanadaHelps.org by choosing the NBO’s Artist Development Fund.  Donations to this...
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NBO announces competition for emerging composers [update]

2010/07/30
By Rob Gloor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The National Broadcast Orchestra (NBO) announced details today of a new Canadian competition for emerging composers.  The annual competition is generously sponsored by Stingray Digital Group and its Galaxie Rising Star Program. The Galaxie Rising Star Composers’ Competition is open to emerging Canadian composers...
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NBO inaugural concert now available online

2010/04/13
By Rob Gloor
NBO inaugural concert now available online

For all our supporters across the country who could not join us live at the Chan Centre on January 8, you may now enjoy the NBO’s debut performance through CBC’s Concerts On Demand.  Additional information about the program and artists can be found on this website at the pages below: Concert Program Program Notes...
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Ce jeudi – notre premier concert sur Espace musique

2010/02/10
By Rob Gloor
Ce jeudi – notre premier concert sur Espace musique

Soirées classiques avec Caroline Boyer Le 11 février 2010 de 20 h à 22 h Orchestre national de diffusion du Canada (1er concert de ce nouvel orchestre à Vancouver), direction : Alain Trudel. Solistes : Jens Lindemann, trompette, Anton Kuerti, piano. Au programme : Symphonie no 1 en ré majeur, op. 25 « Classique...
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NBO announces tour of BC communities

2010/01/27
By Rob Gloor
NBO announces tour of BC communities

The National Broadcast Orchestra (NBO) announced today that it will hit the road in November, 2010, for a tour of British Columbia communities.  Performances will be conducted by NBO Artistic Director Alain Trudel, and violinist Jonathan Crow will join the orchestra as its featured guest artist.  Crow, a resident of Montreal, was born in...
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CBC Radio 2 – In Concert

2010/01/15
By Rob Severin
CBC Radio 2 – In Concert

We have lift off… Posted by SATO / IC team on Thursday January 14, 2010 at 7:43 PM Comments0|Recommend1 This week In Concert explores some exciting new musical adventures and collaborations. From Vancouver, it's the inaugural concert of the National Broadcast Orchestra. This new ensemble, under the direction of Alain Trudel, is carrying on...
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The reviews are in – add yours!

2010/01/10
By Rob Severin
The reviews are in – add yours!

Reviews from the Vancouver Sun and the Globe and Mail are now available online and in print.  Take a look here, and link back the original articles to share your own comments.  If you were there on Friday night, we want to hear from you! Review: National Broadcast Orchestra, VSO shine in separate showcases...
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